Subject: Built-in text in compose message

From: Matt Page <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 09:33:30 -0600 (CST)

Everytime that I compose a message, this message appears in the message
text:

Greetings New User! Your email address and a clever or insightful
quote or saying should be placed in this file before posting news
or sending mail.

Everytime I have to delete it by line.  Is there anyway that I can
permanently delete this text?  Please e-mail me at [email-masked]

Thank you,
Matt Page

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From: "Steve \"Stevers!\" Coile" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 11:13:09 -0500 (EST)

> Everytime that I compose a message, this message appears in the message

Your systems administrator has created a signature placeholder file
for you.  Contact your systems administrator to find out how to remove
or replace the placeholder.

--
    Steve Coile           P a t r i o t  N e t      Systems Engineering
 [email-masked]      Patriot Computer Group        (703) 277-7737

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From: Edward M Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:41:01 +0800 (GMT)

> or replace the placeholder.

	Or, since Matt is using pine3.95, you could simply go to the
m(ain) menu and type s(etup) s(ignature) which will put you into edit
mode on the signature created by the system admin.

	Regards,

		Ed

-- 
Edward M. Greshko                  Technical Manager, Electronic Commerce
                                   Control Data Asia/Pacific Region
Voice: +886-2-715-2222 x287        6/F, 131 Nanking East Road, Section 3
FAX  : +886-2-712-9197             Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C

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From: Rich Lafferty <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 16:37:29 -0500

> permanently delete this text?  Please e-mail me at [email-masked]

This appears to be a default .signature file left in your account by an 
overzealous, or at least relavitely tacky, admin.

You can put your own sig in the .signature file, or just rm the file if 
you don't want to bother with a signature.

Myself, I prefer to have a few, and ^R to read them into the bottom (as I 
have below).

 -Rich

[posted and emailed]

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/*     [email-masked]           Rich Lafferty           */   
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(h-=o,T= -2),s;4 -(r=O*O)<(l=I*I)|++ _==L&&write(1,(--s%L?_<L?--_
%6:6:7)+"World! \n",1)&&(O=I=l=_=r=0,T+=o /2))O=I*2*O+h,I=l+T-r;}